Month: January 2025

Programs in Michigan, New York, Virginia and Washington to receive funding for outreach activities Dairy’s Foundation has awarded five grants to programs focused on building healthy and vibrant dairy communities across the United States. As [Read More …]

Farm Credit Presents 2025 Dairy Outlook Webinar

Farm Credit East and Horizon Farm Credit will be hosting Cornell University’s Dr. Chris Wolf for Farm Credit East’s annual dairy outlook webinar on Wednesday, January 22 at 12:00 pm. This webinar is free to attend [Read More …]

Dialing It In: Elevate Your Dairy’s Success at 2025 PDP Business Conference

Join fellow producers, leaders March 12-13, at Dairy’s Premier Educational Event Today’s dairy industry demands grit, determination and an unwavering commitment to excellence. The 2025 Business Conference presented by the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will [Read More …]

DCHA webinar addresses colostrum’s importance in preventing calf diarrhea

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) Jan. 23 webinar features “Neonatal Calf Diarrhea: Causes and Importance of Colostrum.” This free, one-hour educational offering starts at 3 p.m. Central time (Chicago time). During this webinar, David [Read More …]

Friends of Expo Take the Spotlight at Annual Event

On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, World Dairy Expo hosted its annual Friends of Expo celebration, honoring the hundreds of volunteers, paid workers, and partners who make World Dairy Expo possible. Highlighting the evening was the [Read More …]

FDA Releases Labeling Guidance for Plant-Based Foods Other Than “Milk”

The FDA made a little noise this week on the fake dairy food labeling issue that unfortunately does nothing to improve a situation that NMPF has been tackling for years, i.e., that many other plant-based [Read More …]

Webinar on January 21 to Share How Dairy Processors Can Leverage MilkPEP Programs to Modernize Milk

Dairy Processors Are Invited to the Free Webinar on Tuesday, January 21 The Center for Dairy Excellence will host another webinar for dairy processors on Tuesday, January 21 from 1-2 p.m., titled “How MilkPEP Is [Read More …]

Ready for Action: NMPF’s Bleiberg Anticipates Busy 2025

With a Republican “trifecta” of House, Senate and White House control, 2025 will be an active year in Washington, NMPF Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Paul Bleiberg said in a Dairy Defined Podcast released [Read More …]

First Major 2025 Reports Bolster Corn, Soybeans

With a total of six reports published – Cotton Ginnings, Crop Production, Grain Stocks, Rice Stocks, Winter Wheat/Canola Seedings, all of which fed into a new World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report – Jan. 10 was a big day for [Read More …]

Make 2025 Your Best Year Yet: 3 Simple Steps

Peggy Coffeen walks you through three steps that I do at the beginning of each year to gain the clarity and momentum to make each year better than the last, while creating more margin in [Read More …]

Mahoning SWCD Set to Host CAUV Workshop

The Mahoning Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), in collaboration with the Mahoning County Farm Bureau and the Mahoning County Auditor’s Office, is excited to announce an upcoming workshop on Ohio’s Current Agricultural Use Value [Read More …]

To keep or not to keep: Dairy welfare and profitability considerations

12:00 – 1:00 PM Tuesdays, January 21 to March 4, 2025 Whether or not to keep a dairy animal is a multi-faceted decision. Each week of this webinar series experts will address the different considerations [Read More …]

CentralStar recognizes excellence in dairy reproduction with ReproStar Awards

Four herds with 12-month pregnancy rates of 36% and greater were recently recognized with the CentralStar Cooperative ReproStar Award. Evergreen Dairy Resort, LLC, Antigo, Wis.; Olson Dairy Farms, Inc., Birnamwood, Wis.; Reed Dairy Farm, Owosso, [Read More …]

From Proposed to Final: Unpacking USDA’s FMMO Decision

Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) final decision on proposed amendments to the pricing formulas governing all 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs), released Nov. 12, largely mirrors the recommended decision issued in July 2024 but includes adjustments driven [Read More …]

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces 15 Additional States Onboard With National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1, Shares Update on Vaccination Efforts

USDA APHIS Shares Fifteen New States Joining the NMTS and Critical Updates on HPAI Vaccines Across Species Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that 15 additional [Read More …]

Learn with the Experts-Free Dairy Webinars

Join the University of Wisconsin-Madison,Division of Extension’s Dairy Program for the Badger Dairy Insight webinar series! Join us on the third Tuesday of each month from 11am to 12pm CST. Our local Dairy Program Educators [Read More …]

New York State Announces Further Proactive Measures to Monitor HPAI in Livestock Following Outbreak in Other States

In Collaboration with USDA, Implements New HPAI Testing Strategies on Dairies to Protect Animal and Human Health No Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Have Been Detected in New York Livestock to Date Previous [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Announces 2025 Associate Judges

World Dairy Expo® is delighted to announce the eight individuals selected to serve as associate judges of Expo’s 2025 Dairy Cattle Show. Nominated by the official judge and approved by a committee of Expo exhibitors, these [Read More …]

Got diarrhea (in your calves)? Learn how to prevent it

DCHA webinar addresses colostrum’s importance in preventing calf diarrhea Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) Jan. 23 webinar features “Neonatal Calf Diarrhea: Causes and Importance of Colostrum.” This free, one-hour educational offering starts at 3 [Read More …]

DATCP Reminds Processors to Apply for Dairy Processor Grant through January 17

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for the next round of Dairy Processor Grants through January 17, 2025. A total of $200,000 is available for [Read More …]

Coaching Corner, Feed Management and Beef on Dairy to Take Center Stage

PDP presents opportunities for dairy professionals to learn from experts on trending topics This week, The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) kicks off 2025 with episodes focused on strategies for achieving team and [Read More …]

CPDE Prayer Breakfast features Rob Roozeboom and his ‘broken – still chosen’ message